Where Data Tells the Story
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When Americans think about government debt, they usually focus on Washington. But states have accumulated billions in obligations of their own.
This map shows state government debt per resident across all 50 states using data from the Reason Foundation. While states such as California and New York carry some of the largest debt loads in total dollars, adjusting for population reveals where government obligations are most concentrated.
The rankings reflect a mix of borrowing decisions, pension liabilities, and long-term fiscal policies that have accumulated over decades.
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